I think you will need to know the geometry of the conductor and the distance the electron is from the conductor.a.gracias said:An infinitely long straight conductor 'XY' is carrying a current of 5 Ampere. An electron moving with a speed of 10^5 m/s parallel to the conductor in air from A to B. Calculate the magnitude of force experienced by the electron and direction of force.
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It doesn't say that the conductor is a wire. What if it is a flat plate? The magnetic field is not uniform around the plate. So just knowing the distance from the centre is not enough.rude man said:You don't need any geometrical info on the wire, just the distance from the electron to the wire's center.
(The electron is specifically moving in air, not the conductor).
Andrew Mason said:It doesn't say that the conductor is a wire. What if it is a flat plate? The magnetic field is not uniform around the plate. So just knowing the distance from the centre is not enough.
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The magnitude of force experienced by an electron depends on the strength of the electric field it is in. The formula for calculating the magnitude of force is F = qE, where q is the charge of the electron and E is the strength of the electric field.
The direction of force experienced by an electron is determined by the direction of the electric field it is in. The electron will experience a force in the direction of the electric field if it is negatively charged, and in the opposite direction if it is positively charged.
Yes, the magnitude of force on an electron can be changed by altering the strength of the electric field it is in. This can be done by changing the distance between the electron and the source of the electric field, or by changing the charge of the object creating the electric field.
No, the magnitude of force on an electron does not depend on its mass. The formula for calculating force (F = ma) involves mass, but since the mass of an electron is very small, it does not significantly affect the magnitude of force experienced by the electron.
The direction of force on an electron will determine the direction of its movement. If the force is in the same direction as the electron's velocity, it will cause the electron to speed up. If the force is in the opposite direction, it will cause the electron to slow down or change direction.